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The ancient Herculaneum scrolls—charred and buried nearly two thousand years ago during Mount Vesuvius’s eruption —finally reveal their long-lost writings, thanks to the UK’s Diamond Light Source ...
The tightly rolled papyri were being transported to the Diamond Light Source particle accelerator near Oxford, where researchers used the synchrotron’s powerful X-rays to reveal the scrolls ...
PHerc. 172, a charred block of papyrus about the size of a candy bar, was first scanned at the Diamond Light Source Lab using a particle accelerator called a synchrotron.
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